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[001] te cutbacks have been greatest in California. Q A _____ article discussed the importance of debt retirement,
[002] gency police task force. Now, ironically, Hernandez's _____ arrest on drug charges may do nothing to lower his go
[003] businesses and rapid development to an area that in _____ years languished as its mainstay seafood industry wa
[004] r will it be, easy,' according to 'Workforce 2020,' a _____ report by the Hudson Institute, a public policy think
[005] There have been many so-called 'spring revivals' in _____ years that have drooped badly in the summer heat, bu
[006] consolidation that has swept through the industry in _____ years - and that has seen Chase Manhattan merge with
[007] Random House. Or consider the unexpected success of a _____ issue of Granta, entirely devoted to writings on Ind
[008] y to be remembered, but the unfortunate reality - as _____ events in Brooklyn's 70th Precinct confirm - is that
[009] nevitable. One of the most telling developments in the _____ calamity is that Eric Turetzky, the police officer cr
[010] an obscene frog giving them the finger," he said in a _____ statement released by his office. "Bad Frog should ho
[011] hangeable parts, none of which worked too well in the _____ past. For eight months everything has been Jets, Jets,
[012] item off his World Wide Web site. AOL also cites two _____ defamation suits against the company in which Sectio
[013] ood stores, and got away with as much as $50,000. In _____ months, he has robbed stores and hotels across North
[014] y aspect of our lives. MACHINE-READABLE PASSPORTS A _____ New Scientist article reported that within five year
[015] But in the long term they would reduce the losses of _____ years. it was the up-to-date way to move cargo around
[016] rnard, and she seems to be very well, too, after her _____ illness. *** Mmm... She's a bit like you, actuall
[017] everal highjackings of planes reported in the paper in _____ months. What can one do to protect oneself from these
[018] s Report of the early Sixties, worked, brings all the _____ changes into high relief. Robbins was lucky, had a fa
[019] ic, uttering nonsense like: 'The Judaic invasions of _____ years made antisemitism the essential component of ou
[020] ublished, but quietly, in opaque language. Such was a _____ little-publicised document, Research Finding No 12. It
[021] d style in County Westmeath in the Irishmidlands. His _____ books of remembrance have all praised his old friend
[022] of the Holocaust is emphatic, but abstract'. Only in _____ years - as the post-war questioners themselves move i
[023] rialism, commercialism and state bureaucracy; and in _____ years he had been writing of modern man's despoliatio
[024] week's National Languages for Export campaign, that _____ studies showed that 'proportionately more British com
[025] Britain has had a formidable military record, even in _____ years. It is able to deploy highly trained, well-equi
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[001] hat offers a new sports arena in downtown Los Angeles- _____ of taxpayer liability-doesn't exactly bode well for
[002] ason officially begins with 'Broadway on Broadway,' a _____ outdoor concert in Times Square with songs from curr
[003] their computers with every program available in the _____ world. If they need to convert inches to centimeters,
[004] ical analysts, say the election cannot be considered _____ and fair as long as Prince Ranariddh and many of his
[005] Council bill. On the eve of New York's second tax- _____ holiday on clothing this year, Lisa Leonard is takin
[006] t community that exists here. While it is not entirely _____ of backstage envy and whining, there is a remarkable
[007] d aches for hours afterwards. At least he gives me a _____ toothbrush and tube of toothpaste after he has finis
[008] t season. In some, the landlady serves her guests a _____ cooked breakfast included in the price of the room.
[009] no hunger or poverty, and medicine and housing are _____ for all citizens. No one pays any tax. There is litt
[010] Communists took control. In 1956 the people tried to _____ themselves. They pulled down a statue of Stalin and
[011] ommunists took control. In 1968 the people tried to _____ themselves. They fought the soldiers in Wenceslas Sq
[012] get hold of, isn't she? What about lunch time? Is she _____ then? A: Yes, I'm awfully sorry. Just one moment, I'
[013] - we can forget the good behavior of the day and are _____ to behave any way that we want. Images from our past
[014] re like clubs. I: Oh, yes. H: You know, the music is _____ , and everything's very relaxed, and it's nice to ju
[015] say, seven dollars per person, and for that you get _____ champagne and you can eat as much as you like. I: C
[016] of Deng Xiaping, who has given the country a little _____ enterprise. Doors are now open to the rest of the wo
[017] things you can do to protect yourself. His advice is _____ - be guided by an expert in law enforcement. He has m
[018] ften have a lot of university work to do, but if I am _____ , what I do depends on the time of the year. I: Uhum.
[019] as God intended them to be. The animals are wild and _____ , and you see them from the safety of your car. ***
[020] hallenge the orthodoxy that children know best, that _____ form is always better than formal instruction, that a
[021] born, founded technically on Modernist principles but _____ to find inspiration in all corners of architectural h
[022] a rather fortuitous moment. I was footloose and fancy- _____ , on my own with a ticket to nowhere. One thing we bo
[023] lots of others of their own age; they are relatively _____ of responsibilities except to themselves and their ow
[024] unds 15 in as many minutes. Once I had done it I felt _____ , it was a liberating thing to do. It's interesting ho
[025] l be a whole load of us who will live in a house, for _____ room and board, we will be given money to share and c
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[001] osition in history, but he died young (and insane) at _____ 47 in 1908. Working against him too is his predilecti
[002] h Rahat Khan, who was Nusrat Khan's student from the _____ of 4, deals with that responsibility will be on displ
[003] gement is fond of saying, is 'an attitude and not an _____ . ' 'The logistical uncertainties of operating [in C
[004] estock farm in Algona, Iowa, took piano lessons from _____ 6 and was playing semipro by
[005] 6 and was playing semipro by _____ 12. Almost from the start, he was drawn to the sound o
[006] there's better than a 50 percent chance that, before _____ 65, a 30-year-old will incur a disability severe enou
[007] ot achieve even the prime objective of reducing teen- _____ smoking unless cigarette prices rise much more than
[008] ected under the deal - to significantly curtail teen- _____ smoking. It seemed a simple thing, really. Concedin
[009] Georgetown for four years, graduated and outgrew his _____ of rebellion. 'In the end, we had a chance to educate
[010] priceless trilogy called 'Martin & Lewis: Their Golden _____ of Comedy' and some of the old Colgate shows. And no
[011] ary African music who died earlier this month at the _____ of 58. Such mixed memories and assessments of Fela -
[012] There's one couple in particular that I've met, same _____ as me, and we've got very friendly. We've even been
[013] air. It's stiff and straight! All the other girls my _____ have soft, fluffy, curly hair. What should I put on m
[014] hey believe me. What should I do? A: People of your _____ , especially boys, often tell false stories about the
[015] *** Q: EMBARRASSED BY MY SKIN - I am just at the _____ when I'm getting interested in girls, and suddenly I
[016] her. I hope I'm as contented as she is when I'm her _____ . *** What range of accommodation is available in y
[017] right. Goodbye. B: Goodbye. *** This might be the _____ of high technology in many western countries, but fo
[018] hat you want to find these children at quite a young _____ , to train them and motivate them as early as possibl
[019] d motivate them as early as possible. Umm... at that _____ they don't have social problems, you know they don't
[020] hich accept children from as young as 9. So from the _____ of 9 a boy or girl is playing tennis for four or fi
[021] ouldn't be allowed to become professionals until the _____ of 17 or 18 at least. I asked her what was responsibl
[022] esult of this, he had a bad heart from quite a young _____ . P: I see. But what about his writing - when did that
[023] ad actually taken less exercise than those of similar _____ . According to their findings, published in an article
[024] . 'I felt I was different from all the other kids my _____ ,' she explains, 'and it made me feel ashamed. I real
[025] st impossible for her to relate to other girls of her _____ , and there was a lot of teasing. You know how cruel c
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[001] cause they recognize their historic importance. They _____ witness to an aspect of American life that was not j
[002] beaten a player ranked as high as Huber. "I didn't _____ down in the first set for a couple of games. I was ma
[003] e that more international pressure must be brought to _____ on the Bhutanese government if the people of souther
[004] ream Tories start to converge. And the figures partly _____ out the Eurosceptic case that exports to new markets
[005] imagination. Lambert's own achievements as a composer _____ vivid witness to his animated personality, but his g
[006] tographs in which clumps of hair, pulled or snipped, _____ mute witness to moments of separation, of uprooting,
[007] rds the rising sun. Finally, when he could no longer _____ this kind of life, he ran away from sea ports and wh
[008] the Patna was mentioned, and Jim was too sensitive to _____ it. Again, he left the place immediately. From now
[009] this. He would never go home now. Never! He could not _____ the idea of it. And so, like a much older brother, I
[010] ut I remember the general meaning. It said: "I can't _____ it any longer. Don't be angry with me." That doesn't
[011] een given a good horse? No. He was angry. He couldn't _____ the idea that she had a horse good enough to beat h
[012] these last few weeks, hasn't she?' Edward could not _____ any more. He put his head in his hands, and cried. M
[013] arrived instead, and life became too much for her to _____ . 'Here's the alarm clock, sir,' said Lewis, coming do
[014] what I am going to do is selfish, but I just can't _____ life any more. Anne Scott. Inside the first envelope
[015] ertain to die. 'Oh, Catherine! Oh, my life! How can I _____ it!' he cried. 'You and Edgar have broken my heart,'
[016] ghost - drive me mad - I don't care! Oh, God! I can't _____ it! I cannot live without you, my soul!' He howled li
[017] gry with me that he would send me away. She could not _____ to think of that, so she promised to keep her visit a
[018] ime. He only ever thinks of himself. Mr Heathcli can't _____ being in the same room as him!' Several years passed
[019] own Linton's face. He seemed terrified. 'Oh, I can't _____ it!' he sobbed. 'Cathy, I daren't explain! But if you
[020] e!' 'I can't stay with her! She cries so much I can't _____ it! I can't sleep with all that noise. She promised t
[021] pe from the room! Now I must see Father!' I could not _____ to be present at their meeting. I waited outside the
[022] . But when Cathy pretended to cry, Hareton could not _____ to make her sad, and he threw the letter down on the
[023] rom me! She's stolen the boy's soul, master! I can't _____ it!' 'Is the fool drunk?' asked Heathcli. 'Can you ex
[024] ions living in some unreachable place, when you can't _____ it any longer. Have you told Charles about it?' 'Ce
[025] ary, people cannot even begin to enjoy life. I cannot _____ messes.' 'Oh, neither can I,' cried Mrs Smiling. 'If
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[001] ght's flight from St. Petersburg. We were waiting to _____ a 315-foot-long, Swiss-managed cruise ship, the M. S
[002] vy criticism from the Giuliani administration and the _____ of Education, in part because it would allow as many
[003] Treasury Department and USEC's White House-appointed _____ will have to decide whether to accept the most attra
[004] uncil members said they would go back to the drawing _____ to address concerns raised by two activist mothers w
[005] e DeSales School of Theology. He was a member of the _____ of Visitors of the Army Sergeants Major Academy in T
[006] ts Major Academy in Texas and the editorial advisory _____ of Current Contents- Education, a publication of the
[007] apted to the new method. The plan was adopted by the _____ of directors. The manager began to hire new employe
[008] and that the tourists never see. The British Tourist _____ puts out advertising to persuade our American cousi
[009] ure of the place? I think it is wrong of the Tourist _____ to try and reduce England to a pretty postcard in it
[010] re's your ticket and boarding card. Your flight will _____ at Gate 14 in about an hour's time. You can wait in
[011] valid between any two stations. You can use them to _____ trains leaving or coming back at any time. You can s
[012] your seats in advance. And there is never a queue to _____ a first-class train! You don't save any money trave
[013] id Mrs Carter. *** When we were getting ready to _____ the plane for London, I noticed that one of the pass
[014] going on demonstrations, being involved in across-the- _____ feminist issues around sexuality, women's health and
[015] oad of us who will live in a house, for free room and _____ , we will be given money to share and cover our bills
[016] o Novello and Co in 1962 and served on the editorial _____ of the Standing Committee for Amateur Music. He was t
[017] t month, but was then told by the British Horseracing _____ that it hadn't given the requisite three weeks' notic
[018] the notice had gone up to four weeks. Apparently the _____ is worried that the Coca-Cola classic, for example,
[019] b, he took a ship bound for Florida, was taken ill on _____ and put off in Gran Canaria. Left lying on the quays
[020] degree. She signed up after seeing a ad on the notice- _____ at the University of Pau, where she was completing a
[021] caters for. Unemployment in Camp Hill, a former Coal _____ estate, runs at more than 40 per cent. Things are ba
[022] trol. The captain5 had put several of his officers on _____ , and they sailed her to the nearest port, Aden. Alth
[023] ing, at the mouth of the river. We needed to take on _____ a native to guide our little ship up the river to th
[024] id not look at the beach again until I had climbed on _____ the ship. By that time the sun had gone down and the
[025] his men leave Patusan, in a thick grey mist. But on _____ Brown's boat was the evil Cornelius, hiding under a
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[001] y work crossover magic and enlist new devotees to the _____ , but what a mix! Mixed audio review. When Tim Ebne
[002] ly immoral. This other kind of city was, in fact, the _____ of social problems-alienation, community disintegrati
[003] markets. But the plunges in Asia are not expected to _____ significant damage in markets in the United States an
[004] at adultery is often the symptom of divorce, not the _____ . Could you say a little more about that, do you think?
[005] ers. I: Relax. H: Yea we have a nice quiet morning, _____ er ... you know you're working up to the most popula
[006] t. Trains were delayed for the rest of the day. The _____ of the accident was believed to be faulty signal ligh
[007] and Sylvia decided they needed publicity for their _____ . They encouraged women to break the law. Soon the new
[008] se, and was killed. She was the first martyr for the _____ . Gradually, everything turned out well for the suffr
[009] never mind the expense of that, and the stress it can _____ . I mean, the rush hours, as everyone knows, are the
[010] le of them with all the pressures and stress that can _____ . Something that's happened in Britain, not so much in
[011] eno (1970) and Full Swell (1972). He served the wider _____ of English church music well, holding the chairmanshi
[012] truly human society. But it is the details which give _____ for concern. Are there really no moral differences b
[013] tional Chapel, one of the bastions of the Independent _____ in Cardiff. A mild- mannered, diffident man, loth to
[014] er. News that the class is to be job-shared can be a _____ for concern. But as a teacher 'sharing' a class, I wo
[015] well, something unseen and evil, that had helped to _____ the disaster. He wished to make that clear. He wanted
[016] I don't think he'll want to leave Patusan, so he may _____ trouble. But that has nothing to do with me. As he h
[017] icture, knowing what excitement and argument it would _____ . At about Five o'clock they came back to Mr Williams'
[018] le to get up again. The picture had not yet shown any _____ for the man's fear, but now a distant Figure appeared
[019] e are wealthy and successful.' 'Father, I'm sorry to _____ you so much trouble. But I dream about this girl ever
[020] that, and naturally they saw Okonkwo's family as the _____ of their misfortune, since Aku-nna was Okonkwo's resp
[021] car. 6 77 Aku-nna's wish to continue working was the _____ of their first argument. 'I want to work, because you
[022] onth, she still could not enjoy her food. She hated to _____ her young husband so much worry. Chike remained gentl
[023] on't think he'll ever forgive himself for helping to _____ Anne's death.' In the pub Lewis oered to buy the drin
[024] e terrible night I spent at Wuthering Heights was the _____ of my illness, and I blame Mr Heathcli for it. Or Ken
[025] t at once. He was away for three weeks. Cathy did not _____ me any trouble at first. She spent her days walking h
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[001] blew into town for him in the form of his first box- _____ hit, 'Moonstruck,' one notes that success becomes him
[002] e,' 'Jekyll & Hyde') are still going strong at the box _____ , along with such bona-fide artistic coups as 'Chicago
[003] access to homes, according to the General Accounting _____ , the investigative arm of Congress. And the Census B
[004] r Jr. about the dismissals at the White House travel _____ in May 1993. The Whitewater independent counsel, Kenn
[005] eau of Investigation and the United States Attorney's _____ in Boston have briefly questioned the antiques dealer
[006] rutality made their way even into the heavily armored _____ of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani. But just like the stoic
[007] finger," he said in a recent statement released by his _____ . "Bad Frog should hop back to its lily pond and retur
[008] nvestigators in the Nassau County District Attorney's _____ , the authorities said. And that led to his arrest on
[009] ormed a $400 million joint venture to buy and develop _____ properties in the Northeast, highlighting the boomin
[010] roperties in the Northeast, highlighting the booming _____ market. The New York-based Wellsford and the investm
[011] ording to one study, as do five of this summer's box _____ leaders. To health advocates and many familiar with
[012] mmonplace, hampering police and the U. S. attorney's _____ , especially in homicide investigations, prosecutors h
[013] pped in parks and tracked down along highways, around _____ complexes and on neighborhood streets. 'The percepti
[014] claim for repairs. If the accident happens when their _____ is closed, leave a message on their answering machin
[015] 925. The first thing on television was a cat from the _____ next to Baird's workroom in London. In 1927 Baird se
[016] visiting a factory. B: I see. Will she be back in her _____ at 10.30? A: Let me see. Mmm. Well, she might be lat
[017] At two o'clock. She's seeing a customer here in her _____ . B: Ah. So what time can I phone back? A: Any time a
[018] . B: Are you sure? A: Definitely. She will be in her _____ for the rest of the afternoon. B: OK. I'll phone back
[019] se, as he leaves his car and gets in the lift to his _____ on the top floor. He's always terribly well-dressed,
[020] 0. Then the next year, he wanted to join the foreign _____ , but didn't pass the exams. He went back home, and w
[021] this way again. *** The manager of a large London _____ building had received many complaints about the lif
[022] ximum, one minute average, about normal for a typical _____ building. The complaints weren't reasonable - they w
[023] an enormous mirror next to the lifts. This gave the _____ workers an opportunity to take a good look at themse
[024] n has lunch, then a siesta, and then goes out. I: So _____ hours change? K: Everything changes, on the first of
[025] al. In cities there are a lot of sandwich bars, where _____ workers can choose the kind of bread they want - brow
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[001] es to set a nice romantic atmosphere. Hey - we could _____ the girls that bottle of wine that we promised them l
[002] dered coffee with the terrible taste. And they don't _____ it in a proper cup and saucer, but in one of those aw
[003] listen to some lady sing a few nice jazz songs. They _____ food in the club, so if we're hungry we can order a
[004] ad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often _____ good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School childre
[005] 'And what sort of things do you do?' I said. 'Oh, we _____ destinations throughout the world,' he said vaguely.
[006] it is being embraced by universities and colleges to _____ markets that would normally be beyond their reach. Bu
[007] e next. They're not a problem for us as long as they _____ their true purpose,' Rick said. But when they're cons
[008] independent.' 'Oh - will you do all that for me? I'll _____ you until I die. I'll be a good wife to you. I'll alw
[009] ve my tasks to do, and I cannot run here and there to _____ a young thing like 'ee. Besides, we've troubles enou
[010] a white "liberal" doctor working here, that wouldn't _____ your purpose?' Woods asked. Biko became more serious
[011] m to hear in court the next day that he would have to _____ seven years with hard labour. In ten years she'll be
[012] nly I wanted freedom ... or at least a new master to _____ . So I advertised in a newspaper for a job as a govern
[013] become as hard as a rock. My only ambition now is to _____ God.' As he picked up his hat before leaving, someth
[014] nt to join me. God oers a place in heaven to all who _____ Him,. What does your heart say to that, Jane?' I
[015] servant for a coin and held it out to Cicero. "And I _____ him still,' he said, as he came closer to take it.'
[016] political tone. And on the talk radio programs that _____ as a sounding board for the concerns of New York's W
[017] t grow them or process them, and its bars don't even _____ Bloody Marys. Pamplona was running bulls through town
[018] es to set a nice romantic atmosphere. Hey - we could _____ the girls that bottle of wine that we promised them l
[019] dered coffee with the terrible taste. And they don't _____ it in a proper cup and saucer, but in one of those aw
[020] listen to some lady sing a few nice jazz songs. They _____ food in the club, so if we're hungry we can order a
[021] ad and meat or fish to go in the sandwich. Pubs often _____ good, cheap food, both hot and cold. School childre
[022] 'And what sort of things do you do?' I said. 'Oh, we _____ destinations throughout the world,' he said vaguely.
[023] it is being embraced by universities and colleges to _____ markets that would normally be beyond their reach. Bu
[024] e next. They're not a problem for us as long as they _____ their true purpose,' Rick said. But when they're cons
[025] independent.' 'Oh - will you do all that for me? I'll _____ you until I die. I'll be a good wife to you. I'll alw
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[001] s politely; Moore beams back a warm smile. 'This may _____ ridiculous, but I'd put Merrill in that same bag as El
[002] by age 12. Almost from the start, he was drawn to the _____ of boogie-woogie, enraptured by the records of Albert
[003] dying trees are covered with graffiti, and the first _____ you hear after stepping from the bus is the loud thum
[004] sea, effectively shield the beach from the sight and _____ of two parallel transportation corridors-the railroad
[005] ) drives and three Betamax VCRs. He has upgraded his _____ and video systems, selling off some of the old to ma
[006] Fadope often found herself on her feet. It was that _____ , the infectious, driving genre of the music he create
[007] of testing. Concorde flies faster than the speed of _____ . When it goes through the
[008] . When it goes through the _____ barrier, people on the ground can hear a loud bang l
[009] under. In fact, Concorde flies at twice the speed of _____ . This means that it takes only 3 hours 25 minutes to
[010] ed to have! *** Harry is American. He works as a _____ engineer in a recording studio in San Francisco. Inte
[011] worse by getting wet. After a few minutes he heard the _____ of thunder, and then the rain started coming down ha
[012] celerator. The next thing I knew there was a terrible _____ of crunching metal. I was so surprised! I had never
[013] ing. Some are situated right on the shore, where the _____ of the waves rolling in will send you off to sleep. W
[014] sually people over forty, say that these groups all _____ alike - would you agree with that? P: Oh no, I disa
[015] ith that? P: Oh no, I disagree completely. They all _____ completely different from each other! Especially Ace
[016] dmired all over the world for their pure, deep, clear _____ . *** James was a student at Oxford University, w
[017] olutely New Socialism. Both are slaves to the ad and _____ bite scene. The one unsure about his lifestyle and b
[018] cientists has recently claimed to have established a _____ basis. He generally held views sympathetic to the Sov
[019] suggesting that Britain can cold-shoulder the EU for _____ economic reasons and pursue a new nationalism, are e
[020] me, and off we went. It was like sailing in space: no _____ except the ripple of water along the hull, the occasio
[021] ear' - the ability not merely to spot an interesting _____ or phrase but to take it apart instantly and sense its
[022] etty disgusting. If Louisa May Alcott had really been _____ , she'd have written a trilogy, and called the last on
[023] p with a range of practical suggestions to encourage _____ learning habits. The early results of the study offer
[024] ures, won't you?' As I entered the hotel, I heard the _____ of an engine. In the sky to the west was my enemy the
[025] as reading, with a white face. Suddenly, I heard the _____ of a car stopping outside the hotel. Ten minutes lat